Soft-nose hammer.



W. J. PACKER.

SOFT NOSE HAMMER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25.19l8.

1,28,382. Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

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ATTORNEY TJNTTED STATES PATENT QFFTQE.

WAIRREN J. PACKER, 0F MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

SOFT-NOSE HAMMER.

Application filed July 25, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VARREN J. PAGKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSoft-Nose Hammers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machinists tools and more particularly to animproved soft nose hammer for use by machinists to rap parts ofmachinery which might otherwise be injured by the ordinary hammer head.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a hammer ofthis character that will be simple in construction and which may bereadily assembled in a novel manner and which may be easily repairedwhen the soft end of the hammer head has been mutilated.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple inconstruction but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usageto which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and meritsthereof, reference is to be had to the following description andaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the hammer head.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the same.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form ofmy invention, in which like numerals of reference in dicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the handle 1 isconstructed from a length of tubular material such as a piece of pipingand this handle has mounted at one end a metal band 2 which is a widthgreater than the diameter of the pipe so that the band may be providedwith a suitable opening 3 through which the end of the pipe 1 isextendedas shown to advantage in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing. The pipethus extends centrally through the band and has its end engaged at apoint diametrically opposite to the opening 3. An annular channel orgroove 4: is provided in the center of the band to form an interior bead5 which engages the notched end 6 of the pipe to pre- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Serial No. 246,714.

vent any loosening of the band on the ipe. The hammer head 7 ispreferably cast rom lead or zinc or any other suitable relatively softmaterial and is formed in a mold into which the end of the handle havingthe band thereon is inserted. The end of the pipe within the band isalso provided with a locking pin 8 the ends of which project beyondopposite points on the pipe and form studs which are embedded in theopposite ends of the hannner head. The hammer head is shaped in anysuitable manner and each end is flattened to provide the strikingsurfaces 9.

It will be readily observed that by considering Fig. 1 of the drawingthat a neat and etlicient hammer is provided by this construction whichmay be readily manipulated by the machinist or workman and therelatively soft metal of the hammer head will prevent injury being doneto the machinery when it is struck by the tool. When the head has beenmutilated or injured by continued use, it may be readily removed and anew head substituted using the same handle and retaining band 2.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference towhat might be considered to be the preferred form of my invention. Idesire it to be understood that I may make certain corrections in thecombination and arrangement of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera,as may prove eX- pedient and fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hammer of the character described, comprisin a handle having ametallic circular band mounted at one end, the said band having anopening to receive one end of the pipe, an annular groove formed in theband, the end of the pipe being notched to receive the said groove at apoint diametrically opposite the said opening, and a soft hammer head'mounted on the end of the pipe within the band and embraced by the saidband.

2. A hammer of the characte described, comprising a handle, having ametallic cireular band mounted at one end, the said band having anopening to receive one end of the pipe, an annular groove formed in theband, the end of the plpe being notched to receive the said groove at apoint diametrically opposite the said opening, and a soft hammer headmounted on the end of the pipe Within the band and embraced by the saidband, and a lockingpin extended trans versely through the said pipeWithin the band and having its end extended: to form studs embedded inthe said hammer head;

3. A hammer of the character described, comprising a handle, an annularband of a Width greater than the diameter of the handle, the said bandhaving an opening to receive one end of the handle, theterminal ofCopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Iatent's.

Washington, D. G.

